The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-19
TRADE AND CROPS.
GOVERNMENT CRor DULLnrIN.
bradstrests Review-Gonernl Activity In
Business Circles, and tho Feeling is 4
Quite Encouraging - Tho Western
Drouths-Tho stnto Crop Reports.
WARRINGTON, Sept. ls.-Ths following
= the winter crop bulletin issued by the
Signal Office for the week ended septem.

! WARRINGTON, Sept. ls.-The following
is the winter crop bulletin issued by the
Signal Office for the week ended ssp!em,
Der II, 1887: agt
Temperature Daring the week the
weather has been colder than usual from
Dakota eastward over the lake region Ia
New England, the daily average tempera.
ture being one degree to three degrees be.
low. tho normal. II has been warmer than
usual from tho Gulf States to the Ohio
Valley and tho interior OF the South
Atlantic States. Tho daily average tenn.
perature being from three to nino degrees
above tho normal. The daily average tenn.
perature for the season from January lat
to September 18th has beon in excess from
the Ohio Valley, Tennessee aud interior
OF Cult States westward, the daily. ayernva
excess ranging from less than one tleoroe
to about iour degrees. The seasonal tam
perature has generally been deficient in
the South Atlantic States and the Unnar
Lake region, the daily average deficiency
being about one degree.
Ralniall: During the week tho rainfall
mas very generally been slightly below
tho average Tor east OF the Rocky Moun.
tains, tho greatest deficiency being ovar
one inch along tho South Atlantic Coast
In the Middle Atlantic States It has boen
slightly above the average rainfall. The
large seasonal deficiency, exceeding ten
i.n9ehes, continues throughout the lower
mississippi Valley, the greater portions Of
Illinois and Iowa. During the psst
month over 100 per cont. OF the usual
rain haa fallen In portion OF New ENGLAND.
Lower Lake region, Western, North Caro.
INA and Missouri Valley, while Less than
5o per cent. OF the usual amount has fallen
along the South Atlantic and Esa.arn
Gull, Lower Mississippi Valley, Ohio
valley. the larger portion of Illinois nn,i
Eastern Missouri. ~ ''o's $3.50 ''Ao
In the cotton region OF Tenuessea ehont
oo per cent OF the uaual amount has fallen
during the month, while that nj Kan.
tucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinoia from IN
to 5O per cent Of the usual amonnt hos
lallen; Reports from Mississippi indicate
that she weather has been more favorable
curing tho past week, but not enough rain.
!all, ana the cotton crop will fall snort.
FROM tenneesee reports state that cotton
Is opening rapidly. From North Carolina
ana south Carolina the weather ia rennrt.
60 favorable for cotton. 1t ia reportod
ifom Minnesota that tho crops have hesn
harvested, and that conditions ara fnvora.
PIE ior threshing. Elsewhere rain Is
benetitting crops. - "'--t. -
From Ohio reports are favorable for
crops. In Indiana the pastures eIc parch-
ed and wells are dry. killing frosts have
occurred during the past week in large
portions OF Dakota and Minnesota. npr.
tilern portions Of Wisconsin and Michigan.
northeaut portion Of New York and
northern Vermont, and frosts arc reported
IN nouthern Dakato, northern Nebraska.
sou'hern Michigan, central New York and
the greater portion Of Maine.